Pinoy Wasteland

I like the title, so forgive my overindulgence. Hahaha! One more time, Hahaha! One last time…. Hahaha!

I didn’t realize how much I miss working with HTML codes until my friend asked me to work on the layout of her blog, which I did, but by my standards my creation ended up ordinary. Since migrating here to WP, I feel so creatively restricted and so I might consider transferring to a different webhost once my domain mapping expires.

I watched the pilot episode of Chuck and I really like it, the show about the geek who finds himself between the CIA and NSA. I miss the old geeky me, I don’t think I am a geek anymore (but all my real-life friends think that I am). Maybe because there are bigger geeks on the net.

I almost regret not accepting that job in a local geek squad (I may have embellished my words before). Heck, I almost feel bad I didn’t pursue that job at PC Mall. I’ll just think of the 10 thousand peso difference. OK, I am over it now! And let me reiterate, I almost regret.

Continue reading ‘The Insurrection of Jeeper the Geek’

Nung hinire ako sa trabaho ko (di pa ako officially nagsa-start), irritable ako kasi ayokong tinatanong ako ng personal. Instead na final interview, feeling ko, under interrogation ako. Andaming tanong at medyo nagiging sarcastic na ako. At para sa isang tao na katulad ko na medyo mahaba yung pasensya naasar pa ako. Di ko inexpect na tatanggapin ako.

Pero tinanggap ako. Para sa isang call center, napaka-strikto nila. Kahapon habang nasa medical exam ako for pre-employment, may bumisita sa bahay at pumunta sa mga kapitbahay at kung anu-anong tinatanong. Aba! Parang nag-apply ako sa isang highly confidential government facility at napaka-thorough naman ng mga ito. Akala tuloy ng kapitbahay namin napakalaki ng magiging sweldo ko.

Continue reading ‘Of pre-employment’

I met up with the fat albino girl in charge of me signing the pact. She smiled sweetly at me, “It’s nice to see you again.”

I sighed, and with my pen, I signed the contract that I have already read yesterday.

I accepted the Technical Support job that pays a lot of money. Call me a sellout but I need money badly. It pays much higher than my old job, so that’s good. It was really hard to come up with a decision. I was torn between the Business Development Officer job.

The BD job appears to be exciting but it’s 10,000 less. Like I said, mahirap lang kami. I have responsibilities.

  Continue reading ‘Contract signed’

Eto ang nangyari. Diako masyadong nagseryoso sa paghahanap ng trabaho ng 2 buwan. Since last weekof March to present lang ako naging seryoso sa pursuit. Mahirap kasi maghanap ng trabaho ng walang pera at ayokong humingi sa aking mga magulang.

Continue reading ‘Employment Status’

I was thinking about it this past week, I think the reason that I feel no regret when I quit my job despite being without money for over three months now is that I really like what I did. It may not be the wisest thing and the manner by which it was executed was off but I did what I think was right. And I did it for myself.

Continue reading ‘proud of nothing’

Being unemployed and with little to do… I found myself with my Mom in the supermarket yesterday. I don’t like going to the supermarket. Anyways, whenever I use the word supermarket in a Filipino phrase, it sounds so coñotic (e.g., nagpunta kasi kami sa supermarket)… maybe it has something to do with the masses not going to supermarkets. Mahirap na nga kami, pero sa supermarket pa kami bumibili ng rice, meat and vegetables. Blame it on my Mom.

Continue reading ‘Down by the Supermarket’

Medyo wala ako sa mood magisip ng masusulat the past few days… Gawin ko na rin yung tag na ito mula kay wei.

Here’s how it works:
a. Go to http://www.photobucket.com/
b. Type in your answer to the question in the “search” box.
c. Use only the first page.

d. Insert the picture into your Blog.

- copied from his post

Sya nga pala medyo concerned ako na sana, di ito bandwidth stealing… medyo paranoid ako. I thought, if it has the codes in the page; then, it must be alright.

1. What is your current relationship status?

The things I type yields no results.

Continue reading ‘Describe me’

It’s tough to look for a job. They are calling me for Tech Support jobs. I am reluctant because if I do tech support again, I am afraid that I will be doing that for the rest of my life. All I want is a job that I will really love and be proud of. Is that too much to ask for? If it wasn’t for my family, I wouldn’t care about compensation. I just want a nice job…

Continue reading ‘All I ask’